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Exclusive-US Drafted Memo Condemning UK over West Bank Sanctions. It Was Never Released

The unpublished draft would have called the countries’ import restrictions hostile measures and said they contribute to antisemitism, sources said.

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By Humeyra Pamuk and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, Sept 23 (Reuters) - In early September, US officials in Jerusalem and Washington prepared a draft statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning plans by the UK, France an...

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EXCLUSIVE: US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It ...

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US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions, but it was never released

According to three people familiar with the matter, the White House and the State Department's senior leadership did not support the statement.

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US drafted a memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It was never released

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, Sept 23 - In early September, US officials in Jerusalem and Washington prepared a draft statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It was never released

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WEST BANK-MEMO (EXCLUSIVE, PIX):EXCLUSIVE-US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions. It was never released

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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